RECAP4ME EXCELLENT list of techniques. VERY Clear explanations. I'm so impressed... Outside Wrist lock 0:01 (force to wrist) Armbar Lock 2:45 (force to arm) Key Lock 5:35 (force to shoulder) Centre Lock 6:29 (force to wrist, rotate wrist & up) Wrist Compressions 7:29 (force to wrist 90deg in) Hand Compressions 8:06 (force to hand 90deg out) Finger Locking 8:41 (force to finger) Z-Lock (S-lock) 9:03 (force wrist against forearm) Stretcher using multi-locks combos 10:30 (move head vs armbar to get stretch)
One of the best videos on the subject I’ve seen! As tough as the human body is, it’s equally as vulnerable. These joint locks are incredible. What’s great is they only get hurt if they further resist
Spot on. I often emphasize that all joint manipulations are accessed by accident and don’t usually work unless you’ve struck the attached first. Nothing with every time but most things work sometimes! Good luck with your training.
Been practicing Combat Hapkido for nearly 2 decades and it is legitimate and these joint locks are brutal. I've worked in private security/law enforcement for almost 20 years and these locks will definitely get someone's hands off of you FAST.
Trained in Hapkido for around 6 months as a child. Looooved it. What was amazing was the joint locks. Don't fool yourself and think that guy is just falling for effect. He really has no choice unless he wants to never use his limbs properly again. Many times have I shown a few joint locks to people I know and of course my kids. I've used the first one he demonstrated in three scenarios as a teen. Every time I would keep control of the wrist and put their elbow against my shin, in place to break their arm. Now the second time was against my older and humongous 6'3 215 lb foster brother. After he finally gave up...I let go and ran.
I do love watching Master Locke work. His Orange Belt review is really well done. He shows how the small circles and redirected effort underly what we are doing. I am Purple Belt, testing for Blue in next month or so, have been studying two years under Sensei Steve Sheridan, Tallahassee, FL
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement, William! Keep working hard on the little things. I'm testing for my 5th Dan this month! Take a little, give a lot.
Thomas Locke we speak of you often in class...I now hold Red Belt rank. I am in my 5th year. You are well known as one of the best. I trained with Grandmaster Pelligrini last month at Burke's Karate Academy. Are you still in Korea?
Thanks for the feedback and staying connected! I'll do my best to answer your question with a video in the near future. Are you asking, in general, how we adapt to much larger more intent attackers? If you help me narrow down the topic, I could probably produce something better to answer your question. Thank you, sir!
Thanks for the encouragement, Graham. I'm glad to help people and demonstrate my interpretation of Combat Hapkido to people as far away as Scotland! I would be happy to post more. Send me questions or requests for future videos!
Nice work Mr. Locke. My name is Steve and I am one of Master English’s instructors out of VA. You explained these techniques very well. Hope to see you at the 25th anniversary in Nov. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. The way I like to look at finger locking is to compare it to an armbar. The finger have hinge joints similar to the elbow and only work when their RoM it removed and leverage applied. It really doesn't matter which digit or angle as long as you keep that change constant and their balance. One of the best finger longing masters I've seen is a friend of GM Pellegrini, the late GM Wally Jay.
Thank you for the video Master Locke! I was taught some joint lock flows years ago and just watching this video brought up all that latent training! I am inspired to learn more! Thanks again.
Thanks for taking the time to offer feedback; we really appreciate it. This is a pretty old video...a decade ago! We should remake it, though the material won't be monumentally different. Good luck with your training and let us know how we can help!
Gracias! Glad this has helped you. Keep up the training and let me know what you might like to see in the future. Are you training in Combat Hapkido? Thank you.
Thanks for your polite words, Thomas. I practiced taekwondo in the past but in a car accident I had a leg wounded then I stopped. Now, 20 years after I am very interested in hapkydo though. I see hap ky do is elegant, effective and forceful. Keep on teaching thru this via, I am sure you´got lot of fans. God bless you Thomas.
Nice video - the Zed-Lock - not Zee as I'm in England :) - was probably the first lock I was ever taught (that I remember) back in the 1970s and it's one of my favourites. At one time I think I'd collected over 20 variations of it from different instructors and different martial arts - I can probably still do about 8 of them :) There's a 'Tai Chi' variation - although I have no idea if it's actually got anything to do with Tai Chi - that's particularly painful. There's also a variation (Might be a Kempo one, I don't remember) that destroys the shoulder as well as the wrist... All good fun :) :) :)
Liquidcadmus Goshindo is a kind of japanese JuJitsu with a base of karate and with sparring to improve reflexes, timing and performing these techniques properly. Thank you for your interest 🙂
I hope you put up more videos for us all to enjoy and learn from. This is one of the very best I have seen - and it focuses on defensive martial arts as well, which is even better :-) Well done and I hope to see many more of these great videos. Wishing you the very best, Graham (Scotland)
Mr. Cranford, Thanks for the interest. There are programs all over the world. Some of them, like many of mine over the years, have been on or near military instillations. There are several departments in various jurisdictions and units who have adopted our programs and methodology. There is no particular branch of the DoD or LEO organization that inherently has prescribed our system, but many have benefitted from it. Nearly all my students are Air Force or Army. I've taught LEOs often.
Exactly! Find those common themes and try to run them like the ridge-line of a mountain range. All things come together at some intersections no matter what style, ethnic origin, or socio-political environment helped share them.
A friend shared on Facebook. First time I saw your instruction. Very nice and very smooth and surely can help anybody that wants some help. I know I'm a bit late...by 9 years. LOL
Thanks for your reply. I was referring to the manipulation of the first joint (where the finger nail is). By curling it in its normal direction, but beyond the point that it's meant to (like the wrist compression). As of right now, I can only do that as a reversal to when trying to bend their fingers back (like the armbar), but they counter that by trying to make a fist. I've searched youtube for days and can't find a single vid of any techniques on how to effectively do it.
Thanks for the feedback. I will work on your request as soon as possible. Some of the earlier videos I've done have more defense against kicks and punches in a more random environment. If you haven't yet seen them, please take a look. I'll do up an instructional topic on working from trained strikers as per your request, though. Think holistically. Practice honestly. Apply effortlessly.
Thank you for the Video Instructor, which branch of the military are you just curious. More videos like this would be nice! I like how you demonstrated a little bit of tachi waza and ground work and joint lock the whole package. Thank you
I'm in the US Air Force. Combat Hapkido is a great system that incorporates a very comprehensive approach to self-defense. This is very old video...there's more! Come train with a school or at a seminar whenever you can!
Thank you. This was quite a while ago and I've learned a lot since then! Looking forward to growing and learning more. I've been training and teaching for 23 years, but feel like it's just the beginning. How can I help you?
Yes, I'm doing an extended tour here at Osan, Mr. Crayton. Thanks for the encouragement:) Paul is a great friend and now black belt back in Washington and has taken over one of my charters there. I hope you are loving your training. Where are you practicing?
My question is how do you get your opponent into a wrist lock from a punch? I have been trying to do it for practice and drills and I have gotten nowhere with it.
Good question. We work on a lot of "trapping" work most similar to Wing Chun/JKD. A large "category" of techniques to practice in the basic Combat Hapkido curriculum is defenses against strikes. You might look at a few of my videos on trapping and also look at a couple of the instructional videos from our HQ site to add to your toolbox.
You have to be fast and you have to have a strength advantage for that to work. Otherwise forget it, arm bars are easier. Usually you can't just get someone to comply with their wrist being moved so you have to strike them first, preferably in the face/neck to make them loose focus before applying a takedown.
I'm an aikidoka and notice all the similar techniques center lock = sankyo, wrist compression = end of gokyo pin, Anyways I was wondering how to get into those locks too from a punch too. Since the puncher usually withdraws a punch fast and I'm moving forward, I end up trying to do some type of trip, throw or choke instead of arm manipulation.
Why would u try and trap the wrist from a punch to begin with. That’s how u get hit. Joint locks are for control and preventive fight manipulation, IMO. A controlled energy between the attacker and defender makes a huge difference. What I’m saying is that u don’t try and control a wrist lock on a dude running towards u with intent on tearing ur head off with his power hand that’s coming from down town! They definitely have their place, just not from a punch. But that’s just my $.02 ...
Hello Mr. Locke, great video and wonderful instruction. I've always felt that combat Hapkido, Aikido, and systema are some of the best disciplines in the world and I thank you for providing material here. If you find the time, I'm very interested in a demo displaying transition to joint manipulations from a striking opponent. Such as defenses for a kick boxer that lead into the locks etc. Thanks very much and God bless!
Thanks Steve! I enjoyed my time in VA. Master Rivas and I were stationed at Langley together from 2003-2006. You guys are up in Richmond, right? I will see in on Nov 10th for the 20th Anniversary. It's going to be awesome. I just spent a week with GMP. He explained how the event would be organized. Sounds pretty awesome. I plan on offering more short demos and pieces of instruction. Just send me a request or question! I'll respond as soon as possible!
Most of my students, like me, are in the military. I have some larger guys i can have as attackers, but none are sumos :) Flowing, working inside their movement, not being over-reliant on striking, keeping your footwork simple balanced, and subtile avoidance is the only way. You don't stop a train, but a train tends to stay on the tracks. An object in motion...
Thank you. Watching these videos has given me new knowledge on the first martial art i learned. This system has been my go to in that grey area between throwing and striking. I am referring to college linebacker sized. Much bigger then average A few years out of training they develop a fat and mussel ratio that simply renders the basic moves my father taught less effective. This system has served us well all our lives. But I’d like to know what Mr. Pellegrini developed against charging sumo’s.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you and Master Rivas enjoyed your time in VA and I’m looking forward to meeting you in Nov. We are friends on face book; I will send you a PM that way.
Wrist and hand compression might not work very well with any type of kung fu practitioners because they are trained to bend and rotate their wrist to any direction, for example check how much the wrist bends in a proper fook sao technique in wing chun. I've seen the wrists of wing chun teachers move in insane angles on their own, imagine under pressure they could bend even more without reaching the point of intolerable pain or break, so the wrist and hand compression might get inapplicable
People ask what I do. I tell them. I say watch a Jason Bourne movie, and I direct them here. As the techniques are displayed slowly, carefully as we should in training but effectively. I train in Halifax at EastCoast Combat Hapkido, with Master Mike Fournier
Thanks for the feedback and glad I could help :) I'm prepping to make a few more videos real soon. Any subjects for the i2A or and demos/details you'd like to see? Tell Master Fournier hello for me and wish him well. If you ever find your way to Colorado, let me know.
I may have the oportunity to do that in the future. Any particular belt you are interested in? I can only demonstrate how I interpret the techniques, but I would be happy to help. I also recommend going to our HQ store and purchasing Grandmaster's "Black Belt" program. It an overview of the basic requirements for each belt.
This is a great video, thank you so much for doing it. I have a question about finger locking. The first one you did was the conventional one where you bend the fingers back. Then, around the 9:00 mark, it looked like you were doing the kind where you bend the finger tips in. Is that what you were doing there? I've been trying to learn that one, but I don't know any good techniques. Is there any chance that you could do a short vid on that type of finger manipulation? Thanks.
I'd like to help. Any attempt to defend yourself in and deteriorating physical altercation is potentially dangerous for anyone involved no matter what. I'm not quite certain what situation you are describing that you wanted feedback. Maybe you could offer more details so I can help?
All the best stuff is more similar than different. The direct origin path from HapKidDo is through Aiki Jujutsu, but it's tough to say specifically what is Chinese, Japanese, Korea, etc. If you trace a lot of the roots farther back, maybe even a lot of the Chinese styles came from India. The point is, I'm not sure :) A joint lock in Brazil, Africa, Russia, and America all function the same because the human body is the same. The things that define a martial art are the cultural, plotical, and military influences of the people of origin and the founder or instructor themselves. All martial arts were developed by someone at some point for a particular reason. They are all eclectic and relevant for the purpose they were designed. We focus on practical self defense. I am please when so many other arts find common ground. The best things are universal.
Thank you for your response. I guess at this time I'd be interested in the requirements up to green belt if you please. Keep on posting, your website is great!
I am associated with the International Combat Hapkido Federation and have been with them for 15 years. It's a good group of eclectic martial artists who really focus on practical self-defense.
Mr. Locke, are you in Osan, I did two tours there. I recently retired. I was a brown belt in Japanese juiitsu. I had to move and picked up CH where I live now. Great Videos by the way, keep it up. But your poor UKE, lol
When a train is a coming, get out of the way. I suppose your right. No good way to get around size. Just better technique. If you are the right size for a throw it might just work If that fails I guess that this is when you grab another smaller guy and throw him at the big one. These moves work well on large and small men. One simply has to be mean enough to make it work. The problem is for the oddball sumo The limit in this sport is how mean you are. Meaner you get the quicker it's over. Thanks
Mr. Locke, do you know of anyone teaching these techniques in the los angeles ,ca area? I Enrolled my daughter in an aikido class thinking they would focus on stuff like this , but unfortunately all they are really doing is sword and tumbling most of the time.
I personally know several instructors in your region, but none personally in LA for Combat Hapkido. That's not to say that there aren't any, though. Contact HQ to get the best current data. Send an e-mail or give them a call. Info at www.dsihq.com.
Thank you, Trevor. Where do you train? I love the organization and eclectic nature of Combat Hapkido, the internal concepts of Systema, and the joy of learning new things every day. I wish you well.
Thomas Locke thanks for the reply. I noticed your message when I rewatched the video.again great video for inspiration on different variations to the breakaways and locks.I train with a great group in st.johns nl at Phoenix martial arts the only CMHK in NL.In your opinion does systema mesh with CMHK? I try to apply systema principles to CMHK and in my experience some do and others not so much.Your feedback on this or on any topic is much appreciated thanks.
Trevor, I've enjoyed training in a variety of styles from some excellent folks. I am squarely in the practical defensive tactics lane, but have certainly enjoyed arts that are not. Systema is. It's internal, emotional, and holistic as I've learned it. It has influenced all my martial arts training, but the demographics that are often targeted or who gravitate to the full experience of the training aren't often who I want to teach the most. It can be pretty tough and physical training that doesn't seem to attract non-martial artists, women, young people, or others like them. I have typically seen advanced martial artists from other styles who are paramilitary and between the ages of 35-50 typically. Great folks, but not everyone wants to get the wind knocked out of them their first day or to have 5 full sized Russian guys lay on you to see how you react to being smothered and limited. I've even done live blade training with a blindfold on with them. I love it, but don't think my target audience would be as receptive.
+Thomas Locke yeah. alot of ppl might not realize that specifics are important. like pushing with the body might not seem like much but little details can determine whether the tech works or not. and thanks for shareing the vid.
@@LockesDefense well, I mean a simulated "fighting" situation where the opponent actually tries to resist. one can teach anything and it would work without resistance. I like your videos but its just a really important point for every martial arts teacher that he can actually apply it in a fighting situation
@@music-wd2yq Understood. Take a review of all the videos and let me know if there's some modes of training you think would be helpful to present. Are there training methods and presentations you use to teach with I might try?
Mr. Green, This was filmed at my school near Spokane, Washington. I am now located in South Korea. Where are you located? I might be able to get you in touch with someone connected with the International Combat Hapkido Federation.
Matthew Green We have a quite a few schools in the NE. Here's just a couple closer to you. Check for more options with HQ. www.dsihq.com New Jersey, USA Hillsborough Combat Hapkido - Hillsborough- ICHF NJ HQ White Tiger Martial Arts - Wayne Yi's Karate - Atco Silent Warrior Hapkido Academy - Burlington Atlantic City Combat Hapkido Academy - Atlantic City New York, USA Family Martial Arts Studio - Billings Bronx Combat Hapkido Club - Bronx Universal Martial Arts Center - Queens Red Hook Martial Arts Academy - Red Hook Columbia Tae Kwon Do - Rensselaer Murray's Family Martial Arts Center - Hudson Falls Tae Kwon Do For Life - Massena Long Island Combat Hapkido & TKD - Coram Fierce Dragon Martial Arts - Whitestone Wood Family Martial Arts - Parish Lake Placid Martial Arts - Lake Placid Connecticut, USA Aiki Academy of Self Defense - North Branford Green Hill Martial Arts - Killingworth Danielson Martial Arts Academy - Danielson
This style of self defense is neat to watch. But I can tell you after 22yrs of being in law enforcement, it really only works 100% on people who are compliant or a "sloppy drunk" that is uncoordinated. I tried a straight arm bar takedown from the escort position on a guy smaller than me and he stiffened up, pulled away, etc. Im not insulting this type of art, however, I would like to hear the instructors opinion on this.
Thank you for the feedback and the perspective. Thank you for for your service to your community as well. You're right. All of this fails. Every bit of it will not work. What I aim to teach is less about forcing a perfect technique that can't be stopped, but rather perceiving and changing subtly. To use your example of the arm bar, I'm not troubled that the person in your custody stiffened up. He felt what you were trying to do and withdrew. No joint manipulations work well through direct oppositions; however I could show you at least a couple reversals to his resistance that, at that point, he's helping you decide on. It's a dynamic of choice and change, not force. His withdrawal of his arm might have beckoned a transition into an outside wrist lock or hammer lock or his pull may have requested a shift of your weight toward him that resulted in a knee to his femoral nerve...or disengagement because of combativeness to transition to other less lethal or lethal options depending on the situation. Nothing works every time. Everything works sometimes.
@@LockesDefense very honest and well put. I'm not against learning this art, but can we see some videos where the assistant does what some would do? Pull away, stiffen up, etc. I think it would benefit those who enjoy the art and paint the whole picture for us wanting to learn.
@@lrmgrl Great idea...I will address that in my next video...stumbling from failure to failure to find success :) I do have some videos that show that to some degree, but I'll get after it. Thanks for the vector, sir.
I don't believe we have any Combat Hapkido schools yet in Indonesia, but I would check with our headquarters staff to make sure. www.dsihq.com. Send them an e-mail about your interest and they will take care of you!
Thomas Locke Mr. Locke, have you ever silat? I used to pratice silat in indonesia. Exaxtly in jakarta. I've some see your video, one of your move a little bit like silat. I also interest for combat hapkido, but I think it difficult for me to practice if in here there are no combat hapkido
I have trained in a little silat and so has Grandmaster Pellegrini. He has incorporated a lot of foot trapping from that art. Another way to train is through our Combat Hapkido University. There are some very good training videos to follow along with, and, as long as you train very hard with some good partners, you can even still test for rank through our HQ. You should definitely look into that. Check out www.dsihq.com and www.combathapkido.com.
Great vid awesome info. Nice touch using Chip from napoleon dynamite as a volunteer, obviously you didnt give him any lines. He was just as awkward, creepily staring at you eagerly waiting for you to make him rapid slap the shit out of himself he clearly loves that. I think he over dramatized all the falling down submissively parts. but fluid, consistently he battled his urges and performed, but hey im no acting critic. Just saying, you could impaled chip with a pineapple and he'd make it look effortless, graceful. A touch of gay in film is ok they say. Bravo, almost as funny as the original scene in Napoleon Dynamite you based this parody on. Well done.
Could have stopped after the first sentence. No worries, though. I do offer this stuff up for everyone, no matter their opinions and don't delete comments or limit them in any way. I will tell you that Paul, the partner here, is an excellent defensive tactics practitioner and instructor. Let me know if you have any direct comments or questions.
Thomas Locke its great content, and no doubt effective. I'd like to see how you can apply these techniques as fluid or effectively when the opponents are more aggressive or even just more resistant/stronger and are trying to hurt you. That flashy Seagal stuff looks awesome, but i can 100% guarantee trying to do stuff like this not choreographed in an actual street fight and you might get lucky, in my experience, you'll end up asleep and wake up in the hospital. No disrespect, just being honest.
@@Twisted_utopia I can empathize with your perspective. Nobody and no system is perfect and the limitations of video with unchoreographed demonstrations on the spot is certainly a challenge; pretty one-dimentional. I've been training and teaching for 24 years and have served in the military and in security fields. I have a ton more to learn and constantly explore many martial arts. I trust many of the concepts that have been taught to me. Fixation is death.
@@LockesDefense agreed. I think you did an excellent job demonstrating the mechanics of the techniques, which I know are difficult to perform in a situation with high stakes under pressure even at intermediate skill levels. Consider creating a video in a controlled environment with a predetermined result, but limiting you to only knowing possible combat parameters out of say five situations, or whatever number of techniques you are trying to demonstrate. Then leave the camera filming and run all 5 drills with you only knowing the parameters of the possible attacks. I would love to see someone at your level of skill demonstrating techniques in real time knowing you are reacting to an unknown attack in real time at like 90% aggression. Seeing that as someone with years of intense wing chun studies, I would gain a lot from seeing how you position yourself in the critical first 3 seconds when the circumstances are unknown and coming at you full speed. I'm interested in the initial reaction and positioning, which to me would be incredibly valuable. I'm currently studying JKD and trying to understand how different highly skilled students of martial arts or MMA react, and align myself with the philosophy of fighters who study practical real life combat with the desired result is ending the interaction immediately disabling your attackers ability to continue engaging.
I took TKD and Boxing, and i just love the practicability of combat hapkido.TKD logic kick to the head coming assailant....... how the heck am i a 5,6 kick to the head a 6,3 person? why not just kick him to the nuts?
You need to state that knife defences done in the hapkido manner will get you killed or, at least, very badly wounded. For knife defences, look to McCann/Grover, Wagner, Petrilli, Christenson) as they teach what knife attacks will, typically, come down to. I figured this myth out shortly after I obtained dahnbo in Kuk Sool Won (1997). Hapkido is an art for doormen, security, and police forces. It IS NOT a street defence art, for the most part. The locks are interesting to see the different takes on. Considering the hacks who SHOW what they think, this is refreshing to see here. Check out Micheal Janich, too, for weapons and locks.
Kyosa Canuck Thanks for the perspective and the time you took to write it down! Thank you for the respect discussion. The generalization about "Hapkido knife defenses getting you killed" is a bit of a generalization, though. I would say that bad techniques are bad. Bad teachers are bad. They can be found in ANY style no matter what they call it :) The vector for Combat Hapkido methodology is not just for security and LE, but for military and civilian application as well. The approach I take with knife work, avoidance, and defense has served me well and have personally dealt with knives at close quarters. I've had students violently assaulted before and came away to report effectiveness. I've also added to my Hapkido training through cross-training with others over the last several years as I delved deeper into specific areas like the use of and defense of weapons. Mike's MBC program is really good. I've trained with him before and one of his very few full instructors in MBC is a Master in Combat Hapkido who is someone I consider a very excellent example of the eclectic and open nature of our system. I've also had influence from Russian Systema and FMA in my knifework more recently, too.
+Thomas Locke I do bjj/muay thai and a hapkido guy injured my wrist while wrestling (still hurts) so as long as people are doing live sparring to deal with the chaos of a person struggling i think its legit
+escapethisall Sorry you got injured! I hope it heals quickly. We are very careful not to stray beyond the line of pain toward injury. It's a fine line and different for each person. Fine motor skills go out the window in stressful situations and it's important to pressure test you skills under circumstances that drastically elevate your heart rate, but cranking on someone's wrist to the point of injury proves nothing. I wish you blessing on your future training!
My father trained under Mr. Pellegrini as he was forming this in miami. Dirty fighting as he called it. He was a large student and P.I of his. As such he was a ideal sparing partner. However being large he often would just throw him. Shruging off the lesser pressure points. I am curious as to what the system developed when it had to work around people who were just plain big. He uses this as a kind of basterd akido. Having angry men bounce off him into limb wrenching joint locks. Freaky to watch
you can't just say... " ... kido curriculum" //??? all blunt and not understandable.. there is Aikido, Hapkido, karkido, tiekido, kickkido, jitsukido, wreslkido, punchkido, judokido, boxkido, leglockkido, sweepkido, bowkido, shinkido, wristkido, backhandkido,
+calholli Not sure I follow :) Obviously intended to be humorous, but I'm not sure of the point. Nothing that is functional or practical is original. Different people organize, metabolize, and pass on differing techniques and methods based on their own bias and experience. That's why at least 2 of the systems you mentioned exist. There are probably thousands of systems out there. As Hock Hochheim says, "All this stuff is chiseled on a wall somewhere." All the best stuff is more similar than different. Are you familiar with what Hap Ki Do means and what it's origin is?
Certainly, Dozie. I would need a bit more information before I make any sound recommendation. Send me an e-mail directly to lockesda@gmail.com so we can correspond more directly. Thank you for your interest and commitment to self improvement.
Thomas Locke - - Para servicio de protección de personas el Hapkído un gran sistema-Un escolta es el profesional de la seguridad, pública o privada, especializado en la protección de personalidades, experto en combate cuerpo a cuerpo y especialista en armas bien sean estas armas blancas, armas de fuego y armas convencionales y no convencionales, pero principalmente debe y esta capacitado para minimizar cualquier situación de riesgo. Debe para su formación básica, realizar un curso y un examen de capacitación. En España, se denomina guardaespaldas a la persona, no profesional y no habilitada que es contratada por un particular para que le acompañe, no pudiendo portar armas ni ejercer funciones propias de un escolta. También se denomina escolta, de modo general, al conjunto de personas, vehículos, buques o aviones que desempeñan conjuntamente la misión de escoltar algo o a alguien también esta el escolta militar que protege comandantes,almirantes,etc.- de Santiago Shálom
Santiago Maskaraque Thank you for your comment, Mr. Shalom. I hope all that you are doing in Spain, as you explained, is successful! I love martial arts and have a great desire to share with people who have common purposes as you seem to have. Being in personal protection and executive protection is a very challenging field. As you said, I believe Combat Hapkido is an excellent source for material and methodology in that field. I wish you the best, sir! - Thomas Locke
Depends on how you're looking at it. If you are looking at this as an exact representation of an altercation, I can see why you're skeptical. This is a demonstration of concepts that apply to a myriad of situations. Nothing works in isolation and enhancing knowledge in joint manipulations gives you options at various instances of many altercations both standing and on the ground. Happy to discuss in more detail if you'd like. I appreciate the feedback and may you enjoy your training!
What I'm trying to say is that we don't seem it's not going to work in the street nobody's going to grab you like that it's very rare very very rare a lot of us going to be glad of wild punches sucker punches or they going to try to grab you some how surprised you seen I really teaching everything that's realistic a lot of them are School schools are not teaching realistic hand-to-hand combat that's the way I feel thank you
I think I can piece together what you are writing... Are you theorizing that grappling won't happen so joint manipulations are ineffective and that the focus of street self-defense should entirely be centered on dealing with wild punches? If that's the case, realize that this is but one structured demonstration of concepts that can fit into a variety of situations. Understanding the difference between relatable concepts and drills from direct application is a significant milestone in understanding teaching and training for the topic of self-defense. There will always be some degrees of separation from reality as you build and rehearse. Is every system wrong if they don't jump out from surprising situations and realistically maim each other? Just because I know how to draw my weapon and shoot an attacker in the hip at a close distance doesn't mean that must be executed to validate that surety in class; I'd run out of students and end up practicing in jail. I think it's important to frame the design of a drill or mode of training prior to entering it. Is it a contest with my own desire to prove myself as the goal? Is it pressuring each other for the sake of confidence building in someone else? Is it experimenting to expand the mind? Is it structured concept building? Partners need to be on the same page when they practice. It's not all the same. I wish you luck in your training and hope you keep an open mind. Feel free to come to my mat to express your thoughts.
There's degrees of resistance, to be sure, Charlie... honestly if I was attempting to integrate a joint lock into a situation and there was a lot of resistance to the movement, I'd try to go where they were pushing or pulling to. Joint locks don't work against direct resistance. If they figure out what you are trying to do and you keep trying to do the same failing thing, especially as a smaller person, you're going to get owned. Effective self-defense is all about applying what is working and not fixating on what's not. Name one technique that works against direct resistance and I'll abandon everything I've every learned and only practice that.
@wilsonviera7723 0 seconds ago Useless junk. You better believe no one grabs your wrist in a fight in 2024. Aikido worse but Hapkido a small notch above it. Learn Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Kickboxing or BJJ. It’ll serve you in real life scenarios. I place judo and wrestling above all but some stand-up game is important. Grab a guy with a strong arm, big writst who overpowers you and you’ll quickly realize you wasted years learning Hapkido.
I've heavily trained in at least a dozen different martial arts and combatives systems over the span of 30 years. I wouldn't say any of that's waisted. It's fine if you think it's useless, but aspects of the concepts here have helped a lot of people. I can tell you that I've dealt with more wrestlers and BJJ practitioners with striking and small joint manipulations than playing their game. I've dealt with more boxers by grappling or kicking them, and dealt with more big guys with pressure points and improvised weapons. The purest expression of this martial art is to not force anything that doesn't work for the situation. A video like list is a demo of a variety of movement options without context or layers, not a myopic view of application. I hope your training serves you well and you have a blessed day.
If all my videos were recordings of actual altercations, that wouldn't make much sense. That would mean I'd have people following me with cameras just for those circumstances when I'm assaulted. The times I've had to use any of what I've practiced hasn't been conducive for a polished recording to share with you. Demonstration of concepts for educational purposes with the speed and granularity needed for that mode necessitates this type of video. Consider the context and intent of a demonstration as an opportunity to share not to pressure test. Think about it.
I've had success with "blending" and "trapping" strikes and then applying counter-striking before manipulating joints in my experience. This was a video to show the mechanical functions of those manipulations in isolation to demonstrate as many variations as possible in a short period of time. Context matters.
@@LockesDefense I train under Hwang In shik. I would say top master of hapkido. We are taught realistic technical moves. No disrespect. But it would be hard to apply moves like that in a real fight situation. Besides that keep up the good work sir. Hapkido all the way
@@kenc4078 No disrespect taken. I'm confident in my training and have continued to improve and evolve over the years. I have had positive feedback in situations that have been quite real for myself and several of my students; I'll stand on that as I continue to train and improve. It's easy to take things out of context in a 2 dimensional video. Good like on your training. Maybe you'll cross paths on the mat someday and we can respectfully share what we believe in and why we do.
Absolutely. Combat Hapkido is a legitimate and structured organization and a Kwan recognized by the gov't of South Korea and the Kido Hae. There are many Hapkido organizations and styles that tend to favor different techniques and approach training differently. There are a few differences in our style that I have seen distinguishes it from some other styles in the vein of Hapkido as a whole. We tend to focus on lower and less acrobatic kicks, we don't do a lot of hip throws, and our breakfalls are less acrobatic. We focus on inclusion of a very robust ground survival and pressure point curriculum and integrate a lot of relevant and modern approaches to weapon use and disarming.
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EXCELLENT list of techniques.
VERY Clear explanations.
I'm so impressed...
Outside Wrist lock 0:01 (force to wrist)
Armbar Lock 2:45 (force to arm)
Key Lock 5:35 (force to shoulder)
Centre Lock 6:29 (force to wrist, rotate wrist & up)
Wrist Compressions 7:29 (force to wrist 90deg in)
Hand Compressions 8:06 (force to hand 90deg out)
Finger Locking 8:41 (force to finger)
Z-Lock (S-lock) 9:03 (force wrist against forearm)
Stretcher using multi-locks combos 10:30 (move head vs armbar to get stretch)
Thanks for the detailed review. It's hard to believe how old this video is...I need to consider doing another version a decade later!
One of the best videos on the subject I’ve seen! As tough as the human body is, it’s equally as vulnerable. These joint locks are incredible. What’s great is they only get hurt if they further resist
Spot on. I often emphasize that all joint manipulations are accessed by accident and don’t usually work unless you’ve struck the attached first. Nothing with every time but most things work sometimes! Good luck with your training.
Been practicing Combat Hapkido for nearly 2 decades and it is legitimate and these joint locks are brutal. I've worked in private security/law enforcement for almost 20 years and these locks will definitely get someone's hands off of you FAST.
Trained in Hapkido for around 6 months as a child. Looooved it. What was amazing was the joint locks. Don't fool yourself and think that guy is just falling for effect. He really has no choice unless he wants to never use his limbs properly again. Many times have I shown a few joint locks to people I know and of course my kids. I've used the first one he demonstrated in three scenarios as a teen. Every time I would keep control of the wrist and put their elbow against my shin, in place to break their arm. Now the second time was against my older and humongous 6'3 215 lb foster brother. After he finally gave up...I let go and ran.
Thanks for taking the time to offer your perspective and feedback, sir.
I do love watching Master Locke work. His Orange Belt review is really well done. He shows how the small circles and redirected effort underly what we are doing. I am Purple Belt, testing for Blue in next month or so, have been studying two years under Sensei Steve Sheridan, Tallahassee, FL
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement, William! Keep working hard on the little things.
I'm testing for my 5th Dan this month!
Take a little, give a lot.
Thomas Locke we speak of you often in class...I now hold Red Belt rank. I am in my 5th year. You are well known as one of the best. I trained with Grandmaster Pelligrini last month at Burke's Karate Academy. Are you still in Korea?
@@LockesDefense vídeo ficou top top segui com nos também nicolas 1000 black com chave de ouro estamos juntos e misturado até o final
Thanks for the feedback and staying connected! I'll do my best to answer your question with a video in the near future. Are you asking, in general, how we adapt to much larger more intent attackers? If you help me narrow down the topic, I could probably produce something better to answer your question. Thank you, sir!
Thanks for the encouragement, Graham. I'm glad to help people and demonstrate my interpretation of Combat Hapkido to people as far away as Scotland!
I would be happy to post more. Send me questions or requests for future videos!
Nice work Mr. Locke. My name is Steve and I am one of Master English’s instructors out of VA. You explained these techniques very well.
Hope to see you at the 25th anniversary in Nov.
Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. The way I like to look at finger locking is to compare it to an armbar. The finger have hinge joints similar to the elbow and only work when their RoM it removed and leverage applied. It really doesn't matter which digit or angle as long as you keep that change constant and their balance. One of the best finger longing masters I've seen is a friend of GM Pellegrini, the late GM Wally Jay.
Thank you for the video Master Locke! I was taught some joint lock flows years ago and just watching this video brought up all that latent training! I am inspired to learn more! Thanks again.
Thanks for taking the time to offer feedback; we really appreciate it. This is a pretty old video...a decade ago! We should remake it, though the material won't be monumentally different.
Good luck with your training and let us know how we can help!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Thomas. Excellent and easy to follow your techniques. Absolutely great. Cheers from Ecuador.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Good luck on your training and blessings in the New Year.
Gracias! Glad this has helped you. Keep up the training and let me know what you might like to see in the future.
Are you training in Combat Hapkido? Thank you.
Thanks for your polite words, Thomas. I practiced taekwondo in the past but in a car accident I had a leg wounded then I stopped. Now, 20 years after I am very interested in hapkydo though. I see hap ky do is elegant, effective and forceful. Keep on teaching thru this via, I am sure you´got lot of fans. God bless you Thomas.
Sorry for your injury those many years ago. I hope you can find ways to continue to train and share.
May God bless you,
Thomas
Nice video - the Zed-Lock - not Zee as I'm in England :) - was probably the first lock I was ever taught (that I remember) back in the 1970s and it's one of my favourites. At one time I think I'd collected over 20 variations of it from different instructors and different martial arts - I can probably still do about 8 of them :)
There's a 'Tai Chi' variation - although I have no idea if it's actually got anything to do with Tai Chi - that's particularly painful. There's also a variation (Might be a Kempo one, I don't remember) that destroys the shoulder as well as the wrist... All good fun :) :) :)
대단해요 It is excellent.respect
Great video, very well explained.i practice Goshindo and watching your video, these techniques have sprung to my mind.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and encourage. Blessings to you.
what is goshindo?
Liquidcadmus Goshindo is a kind of japanese JuJitsu with a base of karate and with sparring to improve reflexes, timing and performing these techniques properly. Thank you for your interest 🙂
I hope you put up more videos for us all to enjoy and learn from. This is one of the very best I have seen - and it focuses on defensive martial arts as well, which is even better :-)
Well done and I hope to see many more of these great videos. Wishing you the very best,
Graham (Scotland)
What a catchy tag-line for a Hapkido Guy.. Master Locke.. Coincidence or fate? (Nick, one of Eric Mayes students).
Haha! I don't believe in coincidence :) Good thing there's an E in my last name...pretty sure Master Lock is already trademarked :P
Mr. Cranford,
Thanks for the interest. There are programs all over the world. Some of them, like many of mine over the years, have been on or near military instillations. There are several departments in various jurisdictions and units who have adopted our programs and methodology. There is no particular branch of the DoD or LEO organization that inherently has prescribed our system, but many have benefitted from it. Nearly all my students are Air Force or Army. I've taught LEOs often.
That was a really nice compilation. I think I could watch it daily.
We have respect for our training partners. There is a lot of trust there. Communication and honesty in training is imperative.
Exactly! Find those common themes and try to run them like the ridge-line of a mountain range. All things come together at some intersections no matter what style, ethnic origin, or socio-political environment helped share them.
A friend shared on Facebook. First time I saw your instruction. Very nice and very smooth and surely can help anybody that wants some help. I know I'm a bit late...by 9 years. LOL
Thanks! The material is still relevant in my opinion :) I've grown since then...almost a decade. Still teaching and training. In CO Springs now.
Great demonstration. Awesome techniques.
Thank you. It feels like such a long time ago I did this video...grown and improved a lot since then.
Thanks for your reply. I was referring to the manipulation of the first joint (where the finger nail is). By curling it in its normal direction, but beyond the point that it's meant to (like the wrist compression). As of right now, I can only do that as a reversal to when trying to bend their fingers back (like the armbar), but they counter that by trying to make a fist. I've searched youtube for days and can't find a single vid of any techniques on how to effectively do it.
@TheOldwhitebelt Thank you. I hope you find it helpful. Feel free to shoot me any requests for further videos.
Thanks for the feedback. I will work on your request as soon as possible. Some of the earlier videos I've done have more defense against kicks and punches in a more random environment. If you haven't yet seen them, please take a look. I'll do up an instructional topic on working from trained strikers as per your request, though.
Think holistically. Practice honestly. Apply effortlessly.
Thank you for the Video Instructor, which branch of the military are you just curious. More videos like this would be nice! I like how you demonstrated a little bit of tachi waza and ground work and joint lock the whole package. Thank you
I'm in the US Air Force. Combat Hapkido is a great system that incorporates a very comprehensive approach to self-defense. This is very old video...there's more! Come train with a school or at a seminar whenever you can!
@@LockesDefense OSU thank you !
Excellent job teaching very practical moves.
Thank you. This was quite a while ago and I've learned a lot since then! Looking forward to growing and learning more. I've been training and teaching for 23 years, but feel like it's just the beginning. How can I help you?
Yes, I'm doing an extended tour here at Osan, Mr. Crayton. Thanks for the encouragement:) Paul is a great friend and now black belt back in Washington and has taken over one of my charters there. I hope you are loving your training. Where are you practicing?
My question is how do you get your opponent into a wrist lock from a punch? I have been trying to do it for practice and drills and I have gotten nowhere with it.
Good question. We work on a lot of "trapping" work most similar to Wing Chun/JKD. A large "category" of techniques to practice in the basic Combat Hapkido curriculum is defenses against strikes. You might look at a few of my videos on trapping and also look at a couple of the instructional videos from our HQ site to add to your toolbox.
You have to be fast and you have to have a strength advantage for that to work. Otherwise forget it, arm bars are easier. Usually you can't just get someone to comply with their wrist being moved so you have to strike them first, preferably in the face/neck to make them loose focus before applying a takedown.
I'm an aikidoka and notice all the similar techniques center lock = sankyo, wrist compression = end of gokyo pin,
Anyways I was wondering how to get into those locks too from a punch too. Since the puncher usually withdraws a punch fast and I'm moving forward, I end up trying to do some type of trip, throw or choke instead of arm manipulation.
Why would u try and trap the wrist from a punch to begin with. That’s how u get hit.
Joint locks are for control and preventive fight manipulation, IMO. A controlled energy between the attacker and defender makes a huge difference.
What I’m saying is that u don’t try and control a wrist lock on a dude running towards u with intent on tearing ur head off with his power hand that’s coming from down town! They definitely have their place, just not from a punch. But that’s just my $.02 ...
Now you get it, this stuff only works in theory.
Hello Mr. Locke, great video and wonderful instruction. I've always felt that combat Hapkido, Aikido, and systema are some of the best disciplines in the world and I thank you for providing material here. If you find the time, I'm very interested in a demo displaying transition to joint manipulations from a striking opponent. Such as defenses for a kick boxer that lead into the locks etc. Thanks very much and God bless!
Excellent!
Like your teaching.
Well demo.
Thank you for sharing.
Gratefully!!!
Thanks Steve! I enjoyed my time in VA. Master Rivas and I were stationed at Langley together from 2003-2006. You guys are up in Richmond, right? I will see in on Nov 10th for the 20th Anniversary. It's going to be awesome. I just spent a week with GMP. He explained how the event would be organized. Sounds pretty awesome.
I plan on offering more short demos and pieces of instruction. Just send me a request or question! I'll respond as soon as possible!
Most of my students, like me, are in the military. I have some larger guys i can have as attackers, but none are sumos :) Flowing, working inside their movement, not being over-reliant on striking, keeping your footwork simple balanced, and subtile avoidance is the only way. You don't stop a train, but a train tends to stay on the tracks. An object in motion...
Thank you. Watching these videos has given me new knowledge on the first martial art i learned. This system has been my go to in that grey area between throwing and striking. I am referring to college linebacker sized. Much bigger then average
A few years out of training they develop a fat and mussel ratio that simply renders the basic moves my father taught less effective.
This system has served us well all our lives. But I’d like to know what Mr. Pellegrini developed against charging sumo’s.
Thank you for sharing this information
You're very welcome, Mr. Carney. Hard to believe this video is a decade old.
I love your videos - thank you for sharing.
Trapper Brown pleased you enjoyed it. Seems like so long ago ;). I'm sure I have improved nice then.
Come on out and train whenever you can!
another great video ! :D
Thank you for explaining it!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you and Master Rivas enjoyed your time in VA and I’m looking forward to meeting you in Nov. We are friends on face book; I will send you a PM that way.
Wrist and hand compression might not work very well with any type of kung fu practitioners because they are trained to bend and rotate their wrist to any direction, for example check how much the wrist bends in a proper fook sao technique in wing chun. I've seen the wrists of wing chun teachers move in insane angles on their own, imagine under pressure they could bend even more without reaching the point of intolerable pain or break, so the wrist and hand compression might get inapplicable
People ask what I do. I tell them. I say watch a Jason Bourne movie, and I direct them here. As the techniques are displayed slowly, carefully as we should in training but effectively. I train in Halifax at EastCoast Combat Hapkido, with Master Mike Fournier
Thanks for the feedback and glad I could help :) I'm prepping to make a few more videos real soon. Any subjects for the i2A or and demos/details you'd like to see? Tell Master Fournier hello for me and wish him well. If you ever find your way to Colorado, let me know.
The hallmark of good hapkido !
Thank you! One these days I'll need to revise this ancient video. All the content is solid, but I think I've improved as an instructor since then!
I may have the oportunity to do that in the future. Any particular belt you are interested in? I can only demonstrate how I interpret the techniques, but I would be happy to help. I also recommend going to our HQ store and purchasing Grandmaster's "Black Belt" program. It an overview of the basic requirements for each belt.
This is a great video, thank you so much for doing it. I have a question about finger locking. The first one you did was the conventional one where you bend the fingers back. Then, around the 9:00 mark, it looked like you were doing the kind where you bend the finger tips in. Is that what you were doing there? I've been trying to learn that one, but I don't know any good techniques. Is there any chance that you could do a short vid on that type of finger manipulation? Thanks.
Is this a dangerous move? If so, what is it called? Say you have your arms around a person, and you twist the arm so they are at your mercy? Thanks!
I'd like to help. Any attempt to defend yourself in and deteriorating physical altercation is potentially dangerous for anyone involved no matter what. I'm not quite certain what situation you are describing that you wanted feedback. Maybe you could offer more details so I can help?
Good video, i know the pain. well shown..
Glad you enjoyed the content. It was a while ago and might do another again someday soon :)
Does hapkido originate from kung fu? I do Tai chi and it seems they share a lot of the same moves.
All the best stuff is more similar than different. The direct origin path from HapKidDo is through Aiki Jujutsu, but it's tough to say specifically what is Chinese, Japanese, Korea, etc. If you trace a lot of the roots farther back, maybe even a lot of the Chinese styles came from India. The point is, I'm not sure :) A joint lock in Brazil, Africa, Russia, and America all function the same because the human body is the same. The things that define a martial art are the cultural, plotical, and military influences of the people of origin and the founder or instructor themselves. All martial arts were developed by someone at some point for a particular reason. They are all eclectic and relevant for the purpose they were designed. We focus on practical self defense. I am please when so many other arts find common ground. The best things are universal.
Thomas Locke thx for the reply
Thank you for your response. I guess at this time I'd be interested in the requirements up to green belt if you please. Keep on posting, your website is great!
Thomas Locke, why is real hapkido hard to find in the United States? Can you recommend any associations?
I am associated with the International Combat Hapkido Federation and have been with them for 15 years. It's a good group of eclectic martial artists who really focus on practical self-defense.
Thank you.
How’s is the other guy staying silent?
Nate J What would you expect Paul to say? This was many years ago. He's now a 3rd Dan and teaching at that same school :)
I’m just surprised he’s not shouting in pain!
Paul's a trooper. Great martial artist. He's professor at Eastern Washington University.
Mr. Locke, are you in Osan, I did two tours there. I recently retired. I was a brown belt in Japanese juiitsu. I had to move and picked up CH where I live now. Great Videos by the way, keep it up. But your poor UKE, lol
Is that Tom Cruise from tropic thunder?
Hahaha!
At least 8 inches taller :)
Thomas Locke haha. Great instructional btw
CLVTXN jajaja
Very nice sir.
Thank you, Mr. Brown. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the interest. Where are you training and under whom? I have a majority of my training history on my website bio.
SR. THOMAS LOCKE ,porque as artes marciais ,são mais bonitas na demonstração,e não na luta real ? thank you
Mr. Locke, Any chance of you loading a video with the belt requirements 1 at a time, up through black belt?
When a train is a coming, get out of the way.
I suppose your right. No good way to get around size. Just better technique. If you are the right size for a throw it might just work
If that fails I guess that this is when you grab another smaller guy and throw him at the big one.
These moves work well on large and small men. One simply has to be mean enough to make it work. The problem is for the oddball sumo
The limit in this sport is how mean you are.
Meaner you get the quicker it's over. Thanks
Mr. Locke, do you know of anyone teaching these techniques in the los angeles ,ca area? I Enrolled my daughter in an aikido class thinking they would focus on stuff like this , but unfortunately all they are really doing is sword and tumbling most of the time.
I personally know several instructors in your region, but none personally in LA for Combat Hapkido. That's not to say that there aren't any, though. Contact HQ to get the best current data. Send an e-mail or give them a call. Info at www.dsihq.com.
I love the video's especially that I also practice Systema and CHKD
Thank you, Trevor. Where do you train? I love the organization and eclectic nature of Combat Hapkido, the internal concepts of Systema, and the joy of learning new things every day. I wish you well.
Thomas Locke thanks for the reply. I noticed your message when I rewatched the video.again great video for inspiration on different variations to the breakaways and locks.I train with a great group in st.johns nl at Phoenix martial arts the only CMHK in NL.In your opinion does systema mesh with CMHK? I try to apply systema principles to CMHK and in my experience some do and others not so much.Your feedback on this or on any topic is much appreciated thanks.
Trevor, I've enjoyed training in a variety of styles from some excellent folks. I am squarely in the practical defensive tactics lane, but have certainly enjoyed arts that are not. Systema is. It's internal, emotional, and holistic as I've learned it. It has influenced all my martial arts training, but the demographics that are often targeted or who gravitate to the full experience of the training aren't often who I want to teach the most. It can be pretty tough and physical training that doesn't seem to attract non-martial artists, women, young people, or others like them. I have typically seen advanced martial artists from other styles who are paramilitary and between the ages of 35-50 typically. Great folks, but not everyone wants to get the wind knocked out of them their first day or to have 5 full sized Russian guys lay on you to see how you react to being smothered and limited. I've even done live blade training with a blindfold on with them. I love it, but don't think my target audience would be as receptive.
excellent!
at 2:32 ppl make sure to watch and listen carefully. if arent careful the enemy can still cut your throat.
Thanks for the feedback. Pretty dangerous situation!
+Thomas Locke yeah. alot of ppl might not realize that specifics are important. like pushing with the body might not seem like much but little details can determine whether the tech works or not.
and thanks for shareing the vid.
My pleasure! Glad I can share something of value. Train honestly.
Your locks are great, but I suggest abandoning the wrist grab approach, which is tired and obsolete.
Very nice video!
Thanks for video
i would like to see this in a real fighting situation
I've never had the chance to stop and record when that's happened :)
@@LockesDefense well, I mean a simulated "fighting" situation where the opponent actually tries to resist. one can teach anything and it would work without resistance. I like your videos but its just a really important point for every martial arts teacher that he can actually apply it in a fighting situation
@@music-wd2yq Understood. Take a review of all the videos and let me know if there's some modes of training you think would be helpful to present. Are there training methods and presentations you use to teach with I might try?
great video!
Thank you. Keep up the training!
Whos Familiar with SonSool Hapkido (attacking techniques)
thank you sir
Nice moves.
Thank you. This is getting to be a very old video. Maybe I should update it! :)
Mr Locke where is your class?
Mr. Green,
This was filmed at my school near Spokane, Washington. I am now located in South Korea. Where are you located? I might be able to get you in touch with someone connected with the International Combat Hapkido Federation.
I'm in newark, nj
Matthew Green We have a quite a few schools in the NE. Here's just a couple closer to you. Check for more options with HQ. www.dsihq.com
New Jersey, USA
Hillsborough Combat Hapkido - Hillsborough- ICHF NJ HQ
White Tiger Martial Arts - Wayne
Yi's Karate - Atco
Silent Warrior Hapkido Academy - Burlington
Atlantic City Combat Hapkido Academy - Atlantic City
New York, USA
Family Martial Arts Studio - Billings
Bronx Combat Hapkido Club - Bronx
Universal Martial Arts Center - Queens
Red Hook Martial Arts Academy - Red Hook
Columbia Tae Kwon Do - Rensselaer
Murray's Family Martial Arts Center - Hudson Falls
Tae Kwon Do For Life - Massena
Long Island Combat Hapkido & TKD - Coram
Fierce Dragon Martial Arts - Whitestone
Wood Family Martial Arts - Parish
Lake Placid Martial Arts - Lake Placid
Connecticut, USA
Aiki Academy of Self Defense - North Branford
Green Hill Martial Arts - Killingworth
Danielson Martial Arts Academy - Danielson
Thomas Locke I know and trained with Murray's and Lake Placid crew there good guys
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Good vídeo :)
Thank you, sir. Hard to believe this was nearly 7 years ago. Learned a lot since then, but I'm glad the video was helpful for you!
This style of self defense is neat to watch. But I can tell you after 22yrs of being in law enforcement, it really only works 100% on people who are compliant or a "sloppy drunk" that is uncoordinated. I tried a straight arm bar takedown from the escort position on a guy smaller than me and he stiffened up, pulled away, etc. Im not insulting this type of art, however, I would like to hear the instructors opinion on this.
Thank you for the feedback and the perspective. Thank you for for your service to your community as well.
You're right. All of this fails. Every bit of it will not work.
What I aim to teach is less about forcing a perfect technique that can't be stopped, but rather perceiving and changing subtly. To use your example of the arm bar, I'm not troubled that the person in your custody stiffened up. He felt what you were trying to do and withdrew. No joint manipulations work well through direct oppositions; however I could show you at least a couple reversals to his resistance that, at that point, he's helping you decide on. It's a dynamic of choice and change, not force. His withdrawal of his arm might have beckoned a transition into an outside wrist lock or hammer lock or his pull may have requested a shift of your weight toward him that resulted in a knee to his femoral nerve...or disengagement because of combativeness to transition to other less lethal or lethal options depending on the situation. Nothing works every time. Everything works sometimes.
@@LockesDefense very honest and well put. I'm not against learning this art, but can we see some videos where the assistant does what some would do? Pull away, stiffen up, etc. I think it would benefit those who enjoy the art and paint the whole picture for us wanting to learn.
@@lrmgrl Great idea...I will address that in my next video...stumbling from failure to failure to find success :) I do have some videos that show that to some degree, but I'll get after it. Thanks for the vector, sir.
Pray an act of perfect contrition everyday
:)
excellant
Hi mr. locke.
I live at indonesia. Is there combat hapkido in here
I don't believe we have any Combat Hapkido schools yet in Indonesia, but I would check with our headquarters staff to make sure. www.dsihq.com. Send them an e-mail about your interest and they will take care of you!
Thomas Locke
Mr. Locke, have you ever silat?
I used to pratice silat in indonesia. Exaxtly in jakarta. I've some see your video, one of your move a little bit like silat.
I also interest for combat hapkido, but I think it difficult for me to practice if in here there are no combat hapkido
I have trained in a little silat and so has Grandmaster Pellegrini. He has incorporated a lot of foot trapping from that art. Another way to train is through our Combat Hapkido University. There are some very good training videos to follow along with, and, as long as you train very hard with some good partners, you can even still test for rank through our HQ. You should definitely look into that. Check out www.dsihq.com and www.combathapkido.com.
Great vid awesome info. Nice touch using Chip from napoleon dynamite as a volunteer, obviously you didnt give him any lines. He was just as awkward, creepily staring at you eagerly waiting for you to make him rapid slap the shit out of himself he clearly loves that. I think he over dramatized all the falling down submissively parts. but fluid, consistently he battled his urges and performed, but hey im no acting critic. Just saying, you could impaled chip with a pineapple and he'd make it look effortless, graceful. A touch of gay in film is ok they say. Bravo, almost as funny as the original scene in Napoleon Dynamite you based this parody on. Well done.
Could have stopped after the first sentence. No worries, though. I do offer this stuff up for everyone, no matter their opinions and don't delete comments or limit them in any way. I will tell you that Paul, the partner here, is an excellent defensive tactics practitioner and instructor. Let me know if you have any direct comments or questions.
Thomas Locke its great content, and no doubt effective. I'd like to see how you can apply these techniques as fluid or effectively when the opponents are more aggressive or even just more resistant/stronger and are trying to hurt you. That flashy Seagal stuff looks awesome, but i can 100% guarantee trying to do stuff like this not choreographed in an actual street fight and you might get lucky, in my experience, you'll end up asleep and wake up in the hospital. No disrespect, just being honest.
@@Twisted_utopia I can empathize with your perspective. Nobody and no system is perfect and the limitations of video with unchoreographed demonstrations on the spot is certainly a challenge; pretty one-dimentional. I've been training and teaching for 24 years and have served in the military and in security fields. I have a ton more to learn and constantly explore many martial arts. I trust many of the concepts that have been taught to me. Fixation is death.
@@LockesDefense agreed. I think you did an excellent job demonstrating the mechanics of the techniques, which I know are difficult to perform in a situation with high stakes under pressure even at intermediate skill levels. Consider creating a video in a controlled environment with a predetermined result, but limiting you to only knowing possible combat parameters out of say five situations, or whatever number of techniques you are trying to demonstrate. Then leave the camera filming and run all 5 drills with you only knowing the parameters of the possible attacks. I would love to see someone at your level of skill demonstrating techniques in real time knowing you are reacting to an unknown attack in real time at like 90% aggression. Seeing that as someone with years of intense wing chun studies, I would gain a lot from seeing how you position yourself in the critical first 3 seconds when the circumstances are unknown and coming at you full speed. I'm interested in the initial reaction and positioning, which to me would be incredibly valuable. I'm currently studying JKD and trying to understand how different highly skilled students of martial arts or MMA react, and align myself with the philosophy of fighters who study practical real life combat with the desired result is ending the interaction immediately disabling your attackers ability to continue engaging.
It's an honor.
Russian Systema, Martial Blade Concepts, Goju-Ryu Karate, Bujinkan Ninjitsu, Arnis, Boxing, Traditional Hapkido, TaeKwonDo, Army Combatives, Jiutitsu, Tang Soo Do.
Nice...I belong to the Bronx Combat Hapkido Club.
Thanks, Johnny! Keep training hard. Say hello from our school to yours!
Hey, dude and i belong to one of the Academia de Artes Marciales Hapkido welcome to the family. :D
Korea, New York, and Puerto Rico...a good representation of the influence and spread of our system and great organization :)
I took TKD and Boxing, and i just love the practicability of combat hapkido.TKD logic kick to the head coming assailant....... how the heck am i a 5,6 kick to the head a 6,3 person? why not just kick him to the nuts?
Or the ankle, or not at all because you fluidly combined with the attacker's energy and politely requested him fall on the ground :)
You need to state that knife defences done in the hapkido manner will get you killed or, at least, very badly wounded. For knife defences, look to McCann/Grover, Wagner, Petrilli, Christenson) as they teach what knife attacks will, typically, come down to. I figured this myth out shortly after I obtained dahnbo in Kuk Sool Won (1997). Hapkido is an art for doormen, security, and police forces. It IS NOT a street defence art, for the most part. The locks are interesting to see the different takes on. Considering the hacks who SHOW what they think, this is refreshing to see here. Check out Micheal Janich, too, for weapons and locks.
Kyosa Canuck Thanks for the perspective and the time you took to write it down! Thank you for the respect discussion. The generalization about "Hapkido knife defenses getting you killed" is a bit of a generalization, though. I would say that bad techniques are bad. Bad teachers are bad. They can be found in ANY style no matter what they call it :)
The vector for Combat Hapkido methodology is not just for security and LE, but for military and civilian application as well. The approach I take with knife work, avoidance, and defense has served me well and have personally dealt with knives at close quarters. I've had students violently assaulted before and came away to report effectiveness.
I've also added to my Hapkido training through cross-training with others over the last several years as I delved deeper into specific areas like the use of and defense of weapons. Mike's MBC program is really good. I've trained with him before and one of his very few full instructors in MBC is a Master in Combat Hapkido who is someone I consider a very excellent example of the eclectic and open nature of our system. I've also had influence from Russian Systema and FMA in my knifework more recently, too.
Thomas Locke Take a look at my site. I have three martial arts who I primarily draw from :) www.lockesdefense.com/LockesDefense/MBC.html
+Thomas Locke I do bjj/muay thai and a hapkido guy injured my wrist while wrestling (still hurts) so as long as people are doing live sparring to deal with the chaos of a person struggling i think its legit
+escapethisall Sorry you got injured! I hope it heals quickly. We are very careful not to stray beyond the line of pain toward injury. It's a fine line and different for each person. Fine motor skills go out the window in stressful situations and it's important to pressure test you skills under circumstances that drastically elevate your heart rate, but cranking on someone's wrist to the point of injury proves nothing. I wish you blessing on your future training!
My father trained under Mr. Pellegrini as he was forming this in miami. Dirty fighting as he called it.
He was a large student and P.I of his. As such he was a ideal sparing partner. However being large he often would just throw him. Shruging off the lesser pressure points. I am curious as to what the system developed when it had to work around people who were just plain big. He uses this as a kind of basterd akido. Having angry men bounce off him into limb wrenching joint locks. Freaky to watch
Wrists of steel.
Haha!
you can't just say... " ... kido curriculum" //??? all blunt and not understandable.. there is Aikido, Hapkido, karkido, tiekido, kickkido, jitsukido, wreslkido, punchkido, judokido, boxkido, leglockkido, sweepkido, bowkido, shinkido, wristkido, backhandkido,
+calholli Not sure I follow :) Obviously intended to be humorous, but I'm not sure of the point. Nothing that is functional or practical is original. Different people organize, metabolize, and pass on differing techniques and methods based on their own bias and experience. That's why at least 2 of the systems you mentioned exist. There are probably thousands of systems out there. As Hock Hochheim says, "All this stuff is chiseled on a wall somewhere." All the best stuff is more similar than different. Are you familiar with what Hap Ki Do means and what it's origin is?
O nicee dint knew.
nice- thanks Ari of don,t be a victim
OOHRAH...Thank you
Certainly, Dozie. I would need a bit more information before I make any sound recommendation. Send me an e-mail directly to lockesda@gmail.com so we can correspond more directly. Thank you for your interest and commitment to self improvement.
i've seen jiu jitsu techniques...
The lineage of Hapkido is from daito ryu aikijujutsu.
Thomas Locke - - Para servicio de protección de personas el Hapkído un gran sistema-Un escolta es el profesional de la seguridad, pública o privada, especializado en la protección de personalidades, experto en combate cuerpo a cuerpo y especialista en armas bien sean estas armas blancas, armas de fuego y armas convencionales y no convencionales, pero principalmente debe y esta capacitado para minimizar cualquier situación de riesgo. Debe para su formación básica, realizar un curso y un examen de capacitación. En España, se denomina guardaespaldas a la persona, no profesional y no habilitada que es contratada por un particular para que le acompañe, no pudiendo portar armas ni ejercer funciones propias de un escolta.
También se denomina escolta, de modo general, al conjunto de personas, vehículos, buques o aviones que desempeñan conjuntamente la misión de escoltar algo o a alguien
también esta el escolta militar que protege comandantes,almirantes,etc.- de Santiago Shálom
Santiago Maskaraque Thank you for your comment, Mr. Shalom. I hope all that you are doing in Spain, as you explained, is successful! I love martial arts and have a great desire to share with people who have common purposes as you seem to have. Being in personal protection and executive protection is a very challenging field. As you said, I believe Combat Hapkido is an excellent source for material and methodology in that field. I wish you the best, sir! - Thomas Locke
Muchas gracias Maestro Dios le de Luz en la vida y sabiduría para la enseñanza Shalom
And to you as well, Mr. Santiago. May God bless you and your life.
Not realistic, no one grabs your wrist when starting a fight and things happen much faster in reality.
Depends on how you're looking at it. If you are looking at this as an exact representation of an altercation, I can see why you're skeptical. This is a demonstration of concepts that apply to a myriad of situations. Nothing works in isolation and enhancing knowledge in joint manipulations gives you options at various instances of many altercations both standing and on the ground.
Happy to discuss in more detail if you'd like. I appreciate the feedback and may you enjoy your training!
What I'm trying to say is that we don't seem it's not going to work in the street nobody's going to grab you like that it's very rare very very rare a lot of us going to be glad of wild punches sucker punches or they going to try to grab you some how surprised you seen I really teaching everything that's realistic a lot of them are School schools are not teaching realistic hand-to-hand combat that's the way I feel thank you
I think I can piece together what you are writing... Are you theorizing that grappling won't happen so joint manipulations are ineffective and that the focus of street self-defense should entirely be centered on dealing with wild punches? If that's the case, realize that this is but one structured demonstration of concepts that can fit into a variety of situations. Understanding the difference between relatable concepts and drills from direct application is a significant milestone in understanding teaching and training for the topic of self-defense. There will always be some degrees of separation from reality as you build and rehearse. Is every system wrong if they don't jump out from surprising situations and realistically maim each other? Just because I know how to draw my weapon and shoot an attacker in the hip at a close distance doesn't mean that must be executed to validate that surety in class; I'd run out of students and end up practicing in jail. I think it's important to frame the design of a drill or mode of training prior to entering it. Is it a contest with my own desire to prove myself as the goal? Is it pressuring each other for the sake of confidence building in someone else? Is it experimenting to expand the mind? Is it structured concept building? Partners need to be on the same page when they practice. It's not all the same. I wish you luck in your training and hope you keep an open mind. Feel free to come to my mat to express your thoughts.
have the person doing resisting then we can see how it would work in real life.
There's degrees of resistance, to be sure, Charlie... honestly if I was attempting to integrate a joint lock into a situation and there was a lot of resistance to the movement, I'd try to go where they were pushing or pulling to. Joint locks don't work against direct resistance. If they figure out what you are trying to do and you keep trying to do the same failing thing, especially as a smaller person, you're going to get owned. Effective self-defense is all about applying what is working and not fixating on what's not. Name one technique that works against direct resistance and I'll abandon everything I've every learned and only practice that.
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Useless junk. You better believe no one grabs your wrist in a fight in 2024. Aikido worse but Hapkido a small notch above it. Learn Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Kickboxing or BJJ. It’ll serve you in real life scenarios. I place judo and wrestling above all but some stand-up game is important. Grab a guy with a strong arm, big writst who overpowers you and you’ll quickly realize you wasted years learning Hapkido.
I've heavily trained in at least a dozen different martial arts and combatives systems over the span of 30 years. I wouldn't say any of that's waisted. It's fine if you think it's useless, but aspects of the concepts here have helped a lot of people. I can tell you that I've dealt with more wrestlers and BJJ practitioners with striking and small joint manipulations than playing their game. I've dealt with more boxers by grappling or kicking them, and dealt with more big guys with pressure points and improvised weapons.
The purest expression of this martial art is to not force anything that doesn't work for the situation. A video like list is a demo of a variety of movement options without context or layers, not a myopic view of application.
I hope your training serves you well and you have a blessed day.
Can you demonstrate these techniques with a partner that can actually fight.......Not someone who is gonna stand motionless in front of you.
If all my videos were recordings of actual altercations, that wouldn't make much sense. That would mean I'd have people following me with cameras just for those circumstances when I'm assaulted. The times I've had to use any of what I've practiced hasn't been conducive for a polished recording to share with you. Demonstration of concepts for educational purposes with the speed and granularity needed for that mode necessitates this type of video. Consider the context and intent of a demonstration as an opportunity to share not to pressure test. Think about it.
Thomas Locke yea...........I guess I don’t make much sense.
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Your never gonna catch a punch in a real fight and do a move like that.
I've had success with "blending" and "trapping" strikes and then applying counter-striking before manipulating joints in my experience. This was a video to show the mechanical functions of those manipulations in isolation to demonstrate as many variations as possible in a short period of time. Context matters.
@@LockesDefense I train under Hwang In shik. I would say top master of hapkido.
We are taught realistic technical moves. No disrespect. But it would be hard to apply moves like that in a real fight situation. Besides that keep up the good work sir. Hapkido all the way
@@kenc4078 No disrespect taken. I'm confident in my training and have continued to improve and evolve over the years. I have had positive feedback in situations that have been quite real for myself and several of my students; I'll stand on that as I continue to train and improve. It's easy to take things out of context in a 2 dimensional video. Good like on your training. Maybe you'll cross paths on the mat someday and we can respectfully share what we believe in and why we do.
Hey me hey little things are going to work in the street you got to be more realistic than that okay
Not sure I understood your comment, sir. Always happy to have a healthy dialogue and intelligent conversation!
As opposed to non-combat Hapkido…. Ok.😂
Absolutely. Combat Hapkido is a legitimate and structured organization and a Kwan recognized by the gov't of South Korea and the Kido Hae. There are many Hapkido organizations and styles that tend to favor different techniques and approach training differently. There are a few differences in our style that I have seen distinguishes it from some other styles in the vein of Hapkido as a whole. We tend to focus on lower and less acrobatic kicks, we don't do a lot of hip throws, and our breakfalls are less acrobatic. We focus on inclusion of a very robust ground survival and pressure point curriculum and integrate a lot of relevant and modern approaches to weapon use and disarming.
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